Today's letters: A logical step

Published: Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, December 28, 2012 at 8:02 p.m.

To the editor: The school shooting tragedy in Connecticut will hopefully prompt Henderson County commissioners to fund and our sheriff to budget for school resource officers at all Henderson County public schools.

It is my understanding that there are only school resource officers at our four high schools. These officers are shared with the middle schools and are not based on-site.

Elementary schools in this county do not have resource officers on their campus. Middle schools previously had full-time, on-site resource officers until budget cuts.

The vamped up presence of deputies during the early morning is appreciated, but an all-day police presence at each school is only a logical step toward ensuring the safety of our children while they attend Henderson County public schools.

Those who have the power to make school resource officers a reality in each school should be committed to this immediate priority. For our children’s sake, we need to be preventive, not reactive.

Mandy Dalton

Hendersonville

A great lineup

To the editor: The Times-News’ article covering the Flat Rock Playhouse’s “open house” public information session was correct that a man in attendance voiced concern about the language in a few past plays.

What the article did not capture as well was the Playhouse representatives’ response as they went through the steps they had taken to have their box office and printed materials do a better job of describing shows and also doing a recalibration of the overall mix of shows.

They also walked through the upcoming 2013 season where only one show — “Les Miserables,” which includes a song by a group of Paris prostitutes — stood out when compared to the rest of the roster. It’s an incredibly rich lineup with shows such as “The Odd Couple” (of Neil Simon and TV fame), “Evita”, “Deathtrap” (a comedy/thriller that has been a huge hit here before), “Hank Williams: Lost Highway,” “A Christmas Story” (an ’80s classic about a boy’s desire for his first BB gun), “Cats,” “The Big Bang” and a pre-Broadway run of a Judy Garland tribute musical written and performed by her daughter.

The year 2013 is going to be a great season with plenty for every age and taste. Don’t miss out!

Susan King

Hendersonville

Too hilarious

To the editor: I’m still chuckling about the hilarious diatribe you published recently by John Fogle. I found it one of the most humorous you have published by the Republican columnists.

At first I wondered if he was serious, but after a second reading, I realized no serious American would write something like that for a local paper. I believe you wouldn’t (or shouldn’t) publish something filled with so much bile and unproven accusations unless it was meant to be funny. Perhaps your headline could have indicated it shouldn’t have been taken seriously.

<p>To the editor: The school shooting tragedy in Connecticut will hopefully prompt Henderson County commissioners to fund and our sheriff to budget for school resource officers at all Henderson County public schools.</p><p>It is my understanding that there are only school resource officers at our four high schools. These officers are shared with the middle schools and are not based on-site.</p><p>Elementary schools in this county do not have resource officers on their campus. Middle schools previously had full-time, on-site resource officers until budget cuts.</p><p>The vamped up presence of deputies during the early morning is appreciated, but an all-day police presence at each school is only a logical step toward ensuring the safety of our children while they attend Henderson County public schools.</p><p>Those who have the power to make school resource officers a reality in each school should be committed to this immediate priority. For our children’s sake, we need to be preventive, not reactive.</p><p><em>Mandy Dalton</em></p><p><em>Hendersonville</em></p><h3>A great lineup</h3>
<p>To the editor: The Times-News’ article covering the Flat Rock Playhouse’s open house public information session was correct that a man in attendance voiced concern about the language in a few past plays.</p><p>What the article did not capture as well was the Playhouse representatives’ response as they went through the steps they had taken to have their box office and printed materials do a better job of describing shows and also doing a recalibration of the overall mix of shows.</p><p>They also walked through the upcoming 2013 season where only one show  Les Miserables, which includes a song by a group of Paris prostitutes  stood out when compared to the rest of the roster. It’s an incredibly rich lineup with shows such as The Odd Couple (of Neil Simon and TV fame), Evita, Deathtrap (a comedy/thriller that has been a huge hit here before), Hank Williams: Lost Highway, A Christmas Story (an ’80s classic about a boy’s desire for his first BB gun), Cats, The Big Bang and a pre-Broadway run of a Judy Garland tribute musical written and performed by her daughter.</p><p>The year 2013 is going to be a great season with plenty for every age and taste. Don’t miss out!</p><p><em>Susan King</em></p><p><em>Hendersonville</em></p><h3>Too hilarious</h3>
<p>To the editor: I’m still chuckling about the hilarious diatribe you published recently by John Fogle. I found it one of the most humorous you have published by the Republican columnists.</p><p>At first I wondered if he was serious, but after a second reading, I realized no serious American would write something like that for a local paper. I believe you wouldn’t (or shouldn’t) publish something filled with so much bile and unproven accusations unless it was meant to be funny. Perhaps your headline could have indicated it shouldn’t have been taken seriously.</p><p><em>Alan Edick</em></p><p><em>Etowah</em></p>